> ---- On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:48:15 -0500 Dimitry Sibiryakov > mailto:s...@ibphoenix.com [firebird-support] <mailto:firebird- > supp...@yahoogroups.com> wrote ---- > > Changing metadata is a bad idea in general. > Continuous development is the worst thing that can happen to a database. > > > And that is the traditional database's Achilles Heel because "change" is > inevitable and rapid change is a fact of life today. > > If Firebird were to bolster its support for dynamic changes it would become a > much more attractive beast.
Firebird does support dynamic changes, you can change the database schema while users are connected. Dmitry was referring more to the inherent risks of using a production database as a development platform -- schema changes need to be tested and carefully applied. In our case, we use strict SQL script numbering process along with a CI process that ensures that all scripts are checked/tested against exemplar database*0*s before a master script is created/applied. Sean
